All 3 Uses of
prosperous
in
Measure for Measure
- I pr'ythee, Lucio, do me this kind service: This day my sister should the cloister enter, And there receive her approbation: Acquaint her with the danger of my state; Implore her, in my voice, that she make friends To the strict deputy; bid herself assay him; I have great hope in that: for in her youth There is a prone and speechless dialect Such as moves men; beside, she hath prosperous art When she will play with reason and discourse, And well she can persuade.†
Scene 1.3
- The image of it gives me content already; and I trust it will grow to a most prosperous perfection.†
Scene 3.1 *
- But leave we him to his events, with a prayer they may prove prosperous; and let me desire to know how you find Claudio prepared.†
Scene 3.2
Definition:
successful or good -- especially with regard to finances or wealth